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STANFORD UNIVERSITY

April 30, 1940

Dre Forrest Ce Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear "Doc":

This will acknowledge your letter of April 25. The recommendation of
our Tournament Committee with respect to the division of receipts from our
WeCeteAe tournament and the disposition of the money which would go to the
WeCeAede is still very clear in my mind. The letter which Olsen sent to each
of the district chairmen this season contained a part of this recommendations

Since receiving your letter I have taken occasion to discuss in detail
this whole matter with Bill Owens and also to go over carefully the executive
regulations of the NeCeAcAe I find that the regulations of our Committee are
in conflict with the regulations of the Executive Committee of the NeCeAeAo
in these particulars: le Funds may not be earmarked for any specific sporte
Boxing, in the past, has requested the same arrangement as contained in our recom=
mendation to the Executive Committeee 2+ No sums from the income of tournaments
or meets may be allocated to the Olympic fund, except as the Olympic Fund Come
mittee with the approval of the Executive Committee may directe Se Funds may
not be pro-rated to competing teams except for actual expensese 4- All funds
are supposed to be deposited in the general fund of the NeCeAsAs without any
restrictions or reservations placed on theme

In view of the above, I can see how the Executive Committee did
oppose our recommendation. It is my guess that our recommendation, unfore=
tunately, has never been submitted to the Executive Committeee This, of
course, is a weakness on our part and leaves us open for criticism. It
wes my impression that our Basketball Rules Committee was given a full report
by the Tournament Committee and that they approved the reporte lowever, z
neve been unable to find any minutes substantiating this recollectione

Since we have sent out information to the schools in the NeCehehes
and particularly to those which have competed in the tournaments, I feel
thet we will be placed in an embarrassing position if the NeCeAehe Executive
Committee does not permit us to keep faith with these schools, in spite
of our negligencee It would be my opinion that unless the schools concerned
would recognize our error and agree to abide by the regular NeCeAclAe rules, we
should make a disposition of our funds for this year in accordance with the
recommendations which were drawn up by our Tournament Committee, and that
hereafter the whole matter should be cleared through the NeCeAeAe Executive

Comnitteee

Bill Owens, while pointing out the NeCeAehe regulations, maintains an
open mind with respect to the whole matter and is eager to have represent-
atives from the Basketball Committee present their case at the next meeting
of the Executive Committee. It seems to me that this is a very fair pro=
cedure, and I suggest that it be earried through in accordance with Bill

Owens! recommendati one